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chairman. >> thank you senator durbin. madam secretary i think i have the honor of the last questions of the oversight hearing today and i appreciate your patience and diligence before the committee today. i was reminding in your opening testimony just how challenging your job is by the fact that you casually reference to have a daily threat brief and you supervise the third-largest federal agency and you have the scope of responsibility that i think is awesome and the challenge that you and your leadership team to strike an appropriate balance between security, privacy, commerce is very difficult and delicate balance and i want to start by thanking you for your service. i've known you since you were an attorney general. first, just on the secret service if i might, there has been some suggestion in the press today, and "the washington post," that this is part of a long-standing pattern of practice and at my previous role i had the honor of supervising a local law enforcement agency. i know how devastating to morale and op
chairman. >> thank you senator durbin. madam secretary i think i have the honor of the last questions of the oversight hearing today and i appreciate your patience and diligence before the committee today. i was reminding in your opening testimony just how challenging your job is by the fact that you casually reference to have a daily threat brief and you supervise the third-largest federal agency and you have the scope of responsibility that i think is awesome and the challenge that you...
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senator durbin? mr. durbin: mr. durbin: thank yu senator coons. i'm going to wrap mr. durbin: i hope the u.s. commerce secretary will travel to africa. that hasn't happened in years and i would encourage our secretary to discover the opportunities on this continent for the economy here in the united states. it's hard to imagine the department of commerce is actually cutting its africa staff at this point and the ex-im bank doesn't have an african staff at this-minute. this can change. the tremendous growth of the african economy and its middle class make lack of engagement inexcusable. this bill is a step in the right direction, it's common sense and doesn't add to the deficit. it thinks about ways to use current resources more effectively. it moves us in that direction with low-cost steps that will actually earn the u.s. money while creating u.s. jobs. i'll allow my colleagues to close if they have any closing marks. mr. boozman: we appreciate your leadership. perhaps we could the three of us get some others to write a no note to the secretary of commerce and ask him
senator durbin? mr. durbin: mr. durbin: thank yu senator coons. i'm going to wrap mr. durbin: i hope the u.s. commerce secretary will travel to africa. that hasn't happened in years and i would encourage our secretary to discover the opportunities on this continent for the economy here in the united states. it's hard to imagine the department of commerce is actually cutting its africa staff at this point and the ex-im bank doesn't have an african staff at this-minute. this can change. the...
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you don't put dick durbin up to do it. >> greg: i loved dick durbin in "bewitched." the second husband. i'm not sure. love the reversal. that reminds me of a reversal at a football game they challenge the call and take six points off the board, everybody is ticked. >> eric: can you point out that two-third vote? was that ridiculous? >> kimberly: i could not believe it. i'm embarrassed for him. looking around to phone a friend. >> dana: well, you just got to let them do what they are going to do. >> kimberly: picked up on the mic. >> bob: it happens -- >> kimberly: should have called it right away. two-thirds, that's it. done. >> bob: i did it several times in '84. it's what you do. i will also point out that for 30 to 40 of the republicans nev had god in there platform either. but nonetheless, dick durbin i think -- >> eric: what did you say? >> bob: for 30, 40 years republicans did not have "god" in the platform. >> eric: i don't know what you talked about "it" only missed one election going back -- >> bob: it's in my research. >> let's go.>> looking at the wrong co
you don't put dick durbin up to do it. >> greg: i loved dick durbin in "bewitched." the second husband. i'm not sure. love the reversal. that reminds me of a reversal at a football game they challenge the call and take six points off the board, everybody is ticked. >> eric: can you point out that two-third vote? was that ridiculous? >> kimberly: i could not believe it. i'm embarrassed for him. looking around to phone a friend. >> dana: well, you just got to let...
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>> i think dick durbin was right. in a time of dysfunctionality, this probably takes the cake when you filibuster your own probably. but the bottom line, this country, as you well know, ed, faces enormous problems. we have people trying to find work. we're trying to deal with global warming and the tremendous problems that that's it going to bring to our planet. we have this absurd citizens united situation and billions of dollars coming into the campaign from wealthy people. a whole lot of issues that have to be dealt with. time after time after time in an probably. but the bottom line, this country, as you well know, ed, faces enormous problems. we have people trying to find work. we're trying to deal with global warming and the tremendous problems that that's it going to bring to our planet. we have this absurd citizens united situation and billions of dollars coming into the campaign from wealthy people. a whole lot of issues that have to be dealt with. time after time after time in an unprecedented way. republica
>> i think dick durbin was right. in a time of dysfunctionality, this probably takes the cake when you filibuster your own probably. but the bottom line, this country, as you well know, ed, faces enormous problems. we have people trying to find work. we're trying to deal with global warming and the tremendous problems that that's it going to bring to our planet. we have this absurd citizens united situation and billions of dollars coming into the campaign from wealthy people. a whole lot...
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. >> good morning, senator durbin and ranking member graham. thank you for having me this morning. senator franken, senator bloomenthal. i'm delighted to testify in front of you today. i'm the national director of the american civil liberties union. we are a nonpartisan organization with over a half a billion members, hundreds of thousands of additional activists and supporters, and 53 state offices nationwide dedicated to the principles of equality and justice set forth in the u.s. constitution, and in our laws projecting individual rights. for decades, the aclu has been at the forefront of the fight against all forms of racial profiling. racial profiling is policing based on crass stereotypes instead of facts, evidence, and good police work. racial profiling fuels fear and mistrust between law enforcement and the very communities they are supposed to protect. racial profiling is not only ineffective, it is also unconstitutional and it violates basic norms of human rights, both at home and abroad. my testimony lays out how race, religion, national origin are used as proxies for su
. >> good morning, senator durbin and ranking member graham. thank you for having me this morning. senator franken, senator bloomenthal. i'm delighted to testify in front of you today. i'm the national director of the american civil liberties union. we are a nonpartisan organization with over a half a billion members, hundreds of thousands of additional activists and supporters, and 53 state offices nationwide dedicated to the principles of equality and justice set forth in the u.s....
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was in many ways the focus of senator durbin's questions and i thought the answers that he gave were. accurate in many respects and lacks candor in others and one of the things that senator durbin did was they have he went and toured one of these prisons in wars urging his fellow senators to do the same thing i know that you've toured a lot of prisons out there you know how how bad is it. confinement units are terrible. prisoners are kept twenty three hours a day in cells that are oftentimes the size of a king size bed. that's where they live there they sleep there they desecrate their that's where their lives are lived. they get out of their cells one hour a day but oftentimes they're taken to what is euphemistically called yard but those yards consist of cages or in the case of california spoken by a. concrete enclosed area that blocks any view that they have of the outside world they're not allowed to touch other human beings with affection they get no contact who's it's and what has happened in the united states over the last thirty years as not only has this practice become much
was in many ways the focus of senator durbin's questions and i thought the answers that he gave were. accurate in many respects and lacks candor in others and one of the things that senator durbin did was they have he went and toured one of these prisons in wars urging his fellow senators to do the same thing i know that you've toured a lot of prisons out there you know how how bad is it. confinement units are terrible. prisoners are kept twenty three hours a day in cells that are oftentimes...
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so welcome back. >> thank you very much, senator durbin, members of the subcommittee. i'm grateful for the chance to talk to you today. senator durbin's statement opened by recalling for us president bush's promise that racial profiling, quote, is wrong and we will end it in america. sad to say that that promise remains as yet unfulfilled. instead, we have a continuation of profiling as it existed then with a new overlapping second wave of profiling in the wake of september 11th, as other witnesses have described. directed mostly at arab americans and muslims. now we have a third overlapping wave of profiling, this one with undocumented immigrants. but the context and the mission of whatever these law enforcement actions are does not change the fundamentals. the fundamentals are these. racial profiling does not work to create greater safety or security.
so welcome back. >> thank you very much, senator durbin, members of the subcommittee. i'm grateful for the chance to talk to you today. senator durbin's statement opened by recalling for us president bush's promise that racial profiling, quote, is wrong and we will end it in america. sad to say that that promise remains as yet unfulfilled. instead, we have a continuation of profiling as it existed then with a new overlapping second wave of profiling in the wake of september 11th, as other...
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durbin: i ask consent the quorum call be suspend. about ten days ago, the "chicago tribune" had a sunday exclusive investigative report on fire retardant chemicals. and the report went on for several days and i called the writers and commended them on the wonderful job that they did on this report. it was as good as any investigation i've ever seen by a committee of congress. it raised some serious issues i'd never thought about. we probably have all heard from time to time there are certain chemicals which, when put on fabric, for example, will reduce the likelihood that it will flame and injure someone. well, i accepted that as truth and i guess most people would. because there was testimony that was given, even by medical doctors and so-called experts, that said that's a fact. the "tribune" series took a look at the so-called experts and you know what they found? they were on the payroll of the chemical companies that made the fire retardant chemicals and the doctors were actually kind of manufacturing cases of burns to make the c
durbin: i ask consent the quorum call be suspend. about ten days ago, the "chicago tribune" had a sunday exclusive investigative report on fire retardant chemicals. and the report went on for several days and i called the writers and commended them on the wonderful job that they did on this report. it was as good as any investigation i've ever seen by a committee of congress. it raised some serious issues i'd never thought about. we probably have all heard from time to time there are...
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durbin: mr. president? the presiding officer: the assistant majority leader is recognized. mr. durbin: it's my honor to join my colleague and friend, senator cornyn of texas. we're on opposite sides of the aisle but we're on the same side on this issue. listen to what america has said about what's happening in syria. almost 8,000 innocent people have been killed in the streets of syria by ba bashar assad, the dictator. the people who expressed their concern and objections to his policies are mowed down and killed in the streets. their homes are bombed and nothing is being done. sadly, the united states, when it tried to engage the united nations security council to condemn this action, to join the arab league and others condemning what assad is doing to these innocent people, our efforts were stopped by china and russia. the relationship between russia and syria is well documented. they have been close allies for many years. we also know that they are providing about $1 billion in russian militar
durbin: mr. president? the presiding officer: the assistant majority leader is recognized. mr. durbin: it's my honor to join my colleague and friend, senator cornyn of texas. we're on opposite sides of the aisle but we're on the same side on this issue. listen to what america has said about what's happening in syria. almost 8,000 innocent people have been killed in the streets of syria by ba bashar assad, the dictator. the people who expressed their concern and objections to his policies are...
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>> i think dick durbin was right. in a time of dysfunctionality, this probably takes the cake when you filibuster your own probably. but the bottom line, this country, as you well know, ed, faces enormous problems. we have people trying to find work. we're trying to deal with global warming and the tremendous problems that that's it going to bring to our planet. we have this absurd citizens united situation and billions of dollars coming into the campaign from wealthy people. a whole lot of issues that have to be dealt with. time after time after time in an unprecedented way. republicans are saying the majority is not going to rule. you're going to need 60 votes. we're going to filibuster. that just eats up the clock. it makes it very difficult for us to do the work that the american people have sent us to washington to do. >> will these tactics continue? these rule changes that the democrats are talking about and making the move on, will it change the climate? >> i certainly hope we will succeed with very serious fil
>> i think dick durbin was right. in a time of dysfunctionality, this probably takes the cake when you filibuster your own probably. but the bottom line, this country, as you well know, ed, faces enormous problems. we have people trying to find work. we're trying to deal with global warming and the tremendous problems that that's it going to bring to our planet. we have this absurd citizens united situation and billions of dollars coming into the campaign from wealthy people. a whole lot...
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durbin: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from illinois. mr. durbin: mr. president, it's difficult to come to the floor of the senate on this anniversary of 9/11 and not reflect on your own experience. i was in the same room as the majority leader, harry reid, just a few steps away from the senate chamber when we witnessed the second plane, on television witnessed the second plane crashing into the world trade center and realized it was no accident. and then the black smoke billowing over the mall from the pentagon, a suggestion that we were under attack. and as we evacuated this building and rushed outside, standing in a crowd around, not knowing which way to turn, where was there a safe place to go? no one knew. some tourists coming up to me saying we're new here. where are we supposed to go next? there was no place to tell them. we knew union station was nearby and the metro station not far away, but no place to turn. i might add parenthetically that the decision was made shortly thereafter to build the visitors center. it took years to do it. it is an
durbin: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from illinois. mr. durbin: mr. president, it's difficult to come to the floor of the senate on this anniversary of 9/11 and not reflect on your own experience. i was in the same room as the majority leader, harry reid, just a few steps away from the senate chamber when we witnessed the second plane, on television witnessed the second plane crashing into the world trade center and realized it was no accident. and then the black smoke...
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. >> brian: durbin said he would be interested in that. is the president going to keep it to 250,000? that is a negotiating point. if eric cantor said don't talk to me about raising rates that would be wrong. warren buffett says $500,000 should be the threshold. why is the president saying it's $250,000 or i am not signing it? >> kimberly: it's campaign promises. that is his political ideolog ideology. instead of what is best for the country. >> eric: put you on the spot -- >> kimberly: the math shows it won't make a difference. why is he doing it in any way? because he said he would. not good enough reason. obligation to the country. >> bob: he said he wouldn't allow tax cuts to go for people making that money. i think that between that and entitlement reform you will get a deal. >> eric: let me ask this question. i call grover norquist, what is going on here? he said read between the lin lines. only when democrats put up their end of the bargain they would negotiate. if they do, they can change the rate and close a loophole and they will
. >> brian: durbin said he would be interested in that. is the president going to keep it to 250,000? that is a negotiating point. if eric cantor said don't talk to me about raising rates that would be wrong. warren buffett says $500,000 should be the threshold. why is the president saying it's $250,000 or i am not signing it? >> kimberly: it's campaign promises. that is his political ideolog ideology. instead of what is best for the country. >> eric: put you on the spot --...
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democratic senator dick durbin, versus republican lindsay graham. durbin and graham, only, on fox news sunday. then, it has been a rollercoaster ride in the polls. we'll talk numbers with the man in charge of gallup, the grand daddy of polling firms, editor-in-chief, frank you newport and we are down to the final 16 days of the campaign. we'll ask our sunday panel, what to expect, in the race to the finish line. and, from a te debate, to laughs over dinner, it was quite a week on the trail. all, right now, on fox news sunday. ♪ >> chris: and, hello, again from fox news in washington. with just 16 days until the election, president obama and governor romney meet one last time monday night for a debate on foreign policy. we want to preview the issues with a debate of our own, dick durbin, the number 2 democrat in the senate joins us from his home state of illinois and a top republican on foreign policy, senator lindsay graham, is in his home state, of south carolina. sers, let's start with breaking news, a report in today's "new york times," that ir
democratic senator dick durbin, versus republican lindsay graham. durbin and graham, only, on fox news sunday. then, it has been a rollercoaster ride in the polls. we'll talk numbers with the man in charge of gallup, the grand daddy of polling firms, editor-in-chief, frank you newport and we are down to the final 16 days of the campaign. we'll ask our sunday panel, what to expect, in the race to the finish line. and, from a te debate, to laughs over dinner, it was quite a week on the trail....
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and finally, dick durbin just said on sunday on "meet the press" he thought she could be confirmed if a vote came to that. obviously, we're not going to see whether durbin's prediction will come true. >> to the point you raised earlier and professor dyson just raised, professor dyson said we don't want to name it, but we have seen the attorney general eric holder pursued by republicans, and he's actually the subject of litigation now, and now what do we find but susan rice pursued in the way that she has been by senator john mccain and others. is there a theme here? >> reporter: i'm not going to go that far, martin. i think we live in such a partisan time that when you give someone an opportunity on the other side, a toehold, if you will, to wage this kind of fight in such a high-profile nomination, i think they're going to be taken. i have been back here on the senate for all of two days and i have witnessed a lot of farewell addresses on the senate floor. >> wherever you are there's trouble. >> and they all have one thing in common. they are lamenting the ideological straitjackets a
and finally, dick durbin just said on sunday on "meet the press" he thought she could be confirmed if a vote came to that. obviously, we're not going to see whether durbin's prediction will come true. >> to the point you raised earlier and professor dyson just raised, professor dyson said we don't want to name it, but we have seen the attorney general eric holder pursued by republicans, and he's actually the subject of litigation now, and now what do we find but susan rice...
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bird found that the fees of violate department of education rules and senator dick durbin for one has been taken too kindly to these revelations and although the senate is currently in recess he did release the following statement yesterday saying the following students of parents and taxpayers should be outraged by unreasonable fees and sweetheart deals and valving campus debit cards when a financial institution charges debit card fees some as high as fifty dollars for students to access their student aid federal money the institution is taking away taxpayer subsidized funding that should be helping students pay for their education i'll be working in washington to put an end to the un reasonable practices highlighted in this report and to protect taxpayer investment well even if durbin is successful in passing regulations here you can bet your bottom dollar the banks will probably just find a new way to screw over students just like they did after obama nationalized the student loan industry according to romney when it comes of bypassing regulations preying on the vulnerable these ba
bird found that the fees of violate department of education rules and senator dick durbin for one has been taken too kindly to these revelations and although the senate is currently in recess he did release the following statement yesterday saying the following students of parents and taxpayers should be outraged by unreasonable fees and sweetheart deals and valving campus debit cards when a financial institution charges debit card fees some as high as fifty dollars for students to access their...
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i mean, the state alone by senator durbin is highly unusual. and for the senate and for the whole congress, grave. american politicians do not like criminals, and there are a lot of people in solitary confinement who obviously are criminals. so to bring this up during an election year, i think it's quite extraordinary. >> james ridgeway, in terms of the response of the federal prison officials who testified as well, your assessment of how they dealt with the questions? >> it was absolutely terrible. i mean, commissioner sam mills was unable to say how many mentally ill prisoners there are in the federal prison system. now he is a career corrections officer and almost everybody who deals with this subject will say that perhaps 30% of the prisoners are mentally ill. and the idea that he does not know -- he went further and told senator durbin that he had not made any studies. i mean, i think people want to know what goes on at the bureau of prisons. >> i want to play a clip from tuesday's hearing when democratic senator al franken of minnesota as
i mean, the state alone by senator durbin is highly unusual. and for the senate and for the whole congress, grave. american politicians do not like criminals, and there are a lot of people in solitary confinement who obviously are criminals. so to bring this up during an election year, i think it's quite extraordinary. >> james ridgeway, in terms of the response of the federal prison officials who testified as well, your assessment of how they dealt with the questions? >> it was...
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dick durbin called it a historic humanitarian moment. republicans are furious. they are questioning president obama's authority to make this move. i spoke with texas congressman about this and he told us he thought the american people were getting sick and tired as he put it of the president picking and choosing what laws to enforce. it's not the democratic way. maybe you can do it in a dictatorship. you can't do it in this country. this is a president who swore to uphold the constitution of the united states. it's a sampling of the responses we are getting from republicans. >> can they do anything, the republicans, can they do anything to block the policy? it's not law. he can make it happen. >> reporter: we asked representative smith about this. he could use the power to with hold money that might go to implementing the program. he said they could bring a resolution in congress disagreeing with the president or they could file a lawsuit and try to take president obama to court for failing to uphold the law. he acknowledged ultimately, this is all going to play
dick durbin called it a historic humanitarian moment. republicans are furious. they are questioning president obama's authority to make this move. i spoke with texas congressman about this and he told us he thought the american people were getting sick and tired as he put it of the president picking and choosing what laws to enforce. it's not the democratic way. maybe you can do it in a dictatorship. you can't do it in this country. this is a president who swore to uphold the constitution of...
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durbin seems ready to deal, but he seems to be somewhat lopely -- lonely position. reid, his boss, and republicans stumbling around trying to distinguish between raising revenue, tax rates, and how much the federal government should spend. does the republican party have a message that anyone can understand here or that resinates? joining us now, senior writer for the weekly standard, and the republican national committee communications direct. great to have you both here. going first to the negotiations, both sides acknowledging they are not making any progress. where are we to look for leadership down there? >> you know, lou, it's a great question. i think the speaker, after the election, came out the next day and said we're willing to talk about adding additional revenue if the goal here is to try to put more money on the table. there's ways, closing loopholes, growing the economy that we can do that. let's face it. it's a revenue problem. by definition, a deficit exists because you spend too much, and the president who is the leader of the country, you know, clai
durbin seems ready to deal, but he seems to be somewhat lopely -- lonely position. reid, his boss, and republicans stumbling around trying to distinguish between raising revenue, tax rates, and how much the federal government should spend. does the republican party have a message that anyone can understand here or that resinates? joining us now, senior writer for the weekly standard, and the republican national committee communications direct. great to have you both here. going first to the...
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i pick up the "new york times" and found out you have the liberal democrats like rockefeller, dick durbin and others saying hey, we better not touch entitlements. mr. president, you better watch yourself because we won the election. let's focus on those taxes on the rich. let's deal with entitlement down the line. that scares me. that is unrealistic. it goes against what we heard the president of the united states say. >> dana: when it comes to the math, do the math, they have a good opportunity in front of them. >> we heard senator reid said when asked he couldn't name any of the cut the democrats are willing to offer in the fiscal cliff negotiations. he said, "we need to get credit for cuts previously made." this is today. the cut previously made. i'm scratching my head to figure out what cuts the democrats made prior that they want credit for. if they did make credit cuts why did we run up four more years in a row? start fresh right now. talk about cuts and then talk about how are we going to raise revenues. >> eric: what would -- >> dana: what would harry reid mean by that? get credit
i pick up the "new york times" and found out you have the liberal democrats like rockefeller, dick durbin and others saying hey, we better not touch entitlements. mr. president, you better watch yourself because we won the election. let's focus on those taxes on the rich. let's deal with entitlement down the line. that scares me. that is unrealistic. it goes against what we heard the president of the united states say. >> dana: when it comes to the math, do the math, they have a...
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thank you. >> senator kuntz. >> thank you, chairman durbin. thank you for calling this hearing for your long and passionate and vigilant advocacy for civil rights and for your real leadership in this area for this legislation and for this hearing. in my own role prior to becoming a senator as county executive, i worked hard in the supervision of a 380-sworn officer department to ensure we had an effective and strong outreach, not just traditional subject to harassment and communities like the african-american and latino communities but also post-9/11 making sure there was better training and outreach in relationship with our muslim community and given incidents that occurred in our community making sure we stayed as a policing organization engaged. and accountable. and i just wanted to start, officer gale and chief davis, by thanking you for your leadership in the policing community and for your service to the public. i appreciate your starting by just helping me understand what's the impact on a police force? that practices racial profiling,
thank you. >> senator kuntz. >> thank you, chairman durbin. thank you for calling this hearing for your long and passionate and vigilant advocacy for civil rights and for your real leadership in this area for this legislation and for this hearing. in my own role prior to becoming a senator as county executive, i worked hard in the supervision of a 380-sworn officer department to ensure we had an effective and strong outreach, not just traditional subject to harassment and...
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durbin: madam president? the presiding officer: the minority leader -- the assistant majority leader. mr. durbin: madam president, what just transpired deserves a word. senator mcconnell came to the floor this morning and offered a change in law that would help us avoid the kind of obstruction and the kind of showdowns that we have had in the past over the debt ceiling. in fact, the idea was not new. it was his original idea that has been the law of the land and followed. and he offered and challenged senator reid to bring this matter for consideration in the senate. senator reid just agreed to it, said he would bring this for a vote in 20 minutes and we would decide up or down whether the debt ceiling problem would be resolved once and for all under senator mcconnell's proposal. and then senator mcconnell objected, objected saying no, no, we need 60 votes. for those who don't follow the senate, 60 votes is the equivalent of a filibuster vote, breaking a filibuster vote. so this may be a moment in senate hist
durbin: madam president? the presiding officer: the minority leader -- the assistant majority leader. mr. durbin: madam president, what just transpired deserves a word. senator mcconnell came to the floor this morning and offered a change in law that would help us avoid the kind of obstruction and the kind of showdowns that we have had in the past over the debt ceiling. in fact, the idea was not new. it was his original idea that has been the law of the land and followed. and he offered and...
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durbin: thank you, madam president. i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to executive session to consider the following nominations: calendars number 615, 616, 617, 618, 619, 620, 621, 622, 623, 625, 626, 627, 628 and all nominations 627, 628 and all nominations all nominations place on then secretary's desk on the marine corps and navy, mena nominations be confirmed or blocked motions to reconsider and laid upon they table without an injection or debate.at if no other motions in order, tt with any related statements bett printed in record, may thect president be noted of the senate's action. >> without objection.ar >> president, the appointment appears separately in the record is made by the chair. >> without. objection. t, >> it is the consent of when th, senate completes its business today, the senate will resume ao 10:00 a.m.our the general proceedings will be approved today.minuteeach, senators permitting the speaker up to 10 minutes each.signees, with the time equally dividedg e and controlled by the twoajor
durbin: thank you, madam president. i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to executive session to consider the following nominations: calendars number 615, 616, 617, 618, 619, 620, 621, 622, 623, 625, 626, 627, 628 and all nominations 627, 628 and all nominations all nominations place on then secretary's desk on the marine corps and navy, mena nominations be confirmed or blocked motions to reconsider and laid upon they table without an injection or debate.at if no other motions in order,...
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but i want to go back to senator durbin's point. if you want to do something social security, do it. leave social security in the debt aside for the moment, because it doesn't drive debt. i think senator durbin is right on that. they have to negotiate something on medicare. there's no doubt about that. remember, the person doesn't get the medicare payment. questions? anyone have occasional constipation, diarrhea, gas, bloating? yeah. one phillips' colon health probiotic cap each day helps defend against these digestive issues with three strains of good bacteria. approved! >>> on saturday a fire killed more than 100 people. [ male announcer ] citi turns 200 this year. in that time there've been some good days. and some difficult ones. but, through it all, we've persevered, supporting some of the biggest ideas in modern history. so why should our anniversary matter to you? because for 200 years, we've been helping ideas move from ambition to achievement. and the next great idea could be yours. ♪ and the next great idea could be your
but i want to go back to senator durbin's point. if you want to do something social security, do it. leave social security in the debt aside for the moment, because it doesn't drive debt. i think senator durbin is right on that. they have to negotiate something on medicare. there's no doubt about that. remember, the person doesn't get the medicare payment. questions? anyone have occasional constipation, diarrhea, gas, bloating? yeah. one phillips' colon health probiotic cap each day helps...
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you have dodd-frank, durbin, how is it even worth it for the financial institutions to extend borrowinging to sort of even a little riskier group? >> well, credit card assets have become significantly less profitable because of regulation that you've discussed. going down into the subprime group or what might even have been previously defined as middle mark sket a way to increase your returns. you do need to be compensated for taking a greater risk, which is what these borrowers are to banks. it's a way to increase your returns. but i also do see a political motivation here. banks have answered the capital question very well over the last few years, now they need to answer the lending question. if you're talking about getting down to subprime, subprime mortgages are not falling off trees. we're talking about the banks most flexible asset that they are going out there and dipping their toe in the water with. >> we will leave it there, gentlemen. thank you so much for your time. we keep watching the story. our viewers want more information. is this happening and do you think this is reckless
you have dodd-frank, durbin, how is it even worth it for the financial institutions to extend borrowinging to sort of even a little riskier group? >> well, credit card assets have become significantly less profitable because of regulation that you've discussed. going down into the subprime group or what might even have been previously defined as middle mark sket a way to increase your returns. you do need to be compensated for taking a greater risk, which is what these borrowers are to...
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host: that is senator dick durbin. the jobs bill is our topic. texas, regional, hello. caller: hello. they're talking about creating jobs and the keystone pipeline. how many jobs did the keystone pipeline -- how many people will lose their jobs because of the pipeline? host: i do not know the exact number, but go ahead and finish. caller: they say it will create 20,000 jobs and i am thinking about in order to build the pipeline, how many businesses is it going to -- how many jobs will be lost because of this? they never talk about that. host: from twitter -- when it looks at the end isho ipo's, jobs bill? small businesses can get their ipo's no regulation required. host: the caller had mentioned the keystone pipeline bill. a write up about -- a ride up yesterday -- the vote staves off an election year review of president obama and giving political ammunition to build a pipeline despite best efforts. oklahoma city, good morning. hello. caller: hello. host: high. -- hi. caller: they need to do something out there because we have not had a jobs bill in ages. harry reid nee
host: that is senator dick durbin. the jobs bill is our topic. texas, regional, hello. caller: hello. they're talking about creating jobs and the keystone pipeline. how many jobs did the keystone pipeline -- how many people will lose their jobs because of the pipeline? host: i do not know the exact number, but go ahead and finish. caller: they say it will create 20,000 jobs and i am thinking about in order to build the pipeline, how many businesses is it going to -- how many jobs will be lost...
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kelly ayotte and dick durbin will join me. live from democracy plaza. can't have a better setting than this. we'll be right back. >> democracy mplaza is powered y windows 8. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] the way it moves. the way it cleans. everything about the oral-b power brush is simply revolutionary. oral-b power brushes oscillate, rotate and even pulsate to gently loosen and break up that sticky plaque with more brush movements than manual brushes and even up to 50% more than leading sonic technology brushes for a superior clean. oral-b power brushes. go to oralb.com for the latest offers. >>> and now back to virginia, the commonwealth's 13 electoral votes are totally up for grabs. president obama holds a narrow edge. the flip when we had romney up 48% to 47%. the director of the marist poll joins me. to mo it's no accident our final virginia and our final national marry each other, the state closest to the national number four years ago. when you look inside the numbers, what jumped out at you? >> well, lots of things. and it's just so cl
kelly ayotte and dick durbin will join me. live from democracy plaza. can't have a better setting than this. we'll be right back. >> democracy mplaza is powered y windows 8. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] the way it moves. the way it cleans. everything about the oral-b power brush is simply revolutionary. oral-b power brushes oscillate, rotate and even pulsate to gently loosen and break up that sticky plaque with more brush movements than manual brushes and even up to 50% more...
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this hearing is chaired by senator durbin of illinois. [inaudible conversations] >> this hearing on the constitution of human rights will come to order. now we're hearing today will focus on the civil rights issue that goes to the heart of america's promise of equal thstice under the law, protecting all americans from racial profiling. ame fro racial profiling ism not new.ial at the dawn of the republic the roving bands of the freed men to as slatentions and brutal violence.bjected freed men and slaves to detentions and brutal violence. during the great depression, many american citizens of hispanic dissent were deforred to mexico under the mexican repatriation and during world war ii, tens of thousands of innocent japanese americans held up, confined in interment camps. 12 years ago, in march 2000, the subcommittee held the senate's first ever hearing on racial profiling. it was convened by then-senator john ashcroft, who would be appointed attorney general by president george w. bush. and in february 2001, in his first joint address to
this hearing is chaired by senator durbin of illinois. [inaudible conversations] >> this hearing on the constitution of human rights will come to order. now we're hearing today will focus on the civil rights issue that goes to the heart of america's promise of equal thstice under the law, protecting all americans from racial profiling. ame fro racial profiling ism not new.ial at the dawn of the republic the roving bands of the freed men to as slatentions and brutal violence.bjected freed...
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i also would like to thank you, chairman durbin in particular to partner with our illinois office to address the issue of profiling. i look forward to working with you in the years ahead. >> thank you, mr. romero. frank gale served for 23 years in the denver county sheriff's department where he had responsibility for the courts and jail. captain gale is currently the commander of the training academy in the community relations unit and the public information officer. he has received numerous awards and declarations from the internal order of police and the sheriff's department. captain gale, it's an honor to have you here today. please proceed. >> thank you. my name is frank gale. i'm a 23-year veteran in the denver police department and currently hold the rank of captain. i am the national second vice president for the fraternal order of police, representing more than 330,000 rank and file law enforcement officers in every region of the country. i'm here to morning to discuss our strong opposition to end racial profiling act. i want to begin by saying that it is clear racism is mora
i also would like to thank you, chairman durbin in particular to partner with our illinois office to address the issue of profiling. i look forward to working with you in the years ahead. >> thank you, mr. romero. frank gale served for 23 years in the denver county sheriff's department where he had responsibility for the courts and jail. captain gale is currently the commander of the training academy in the community relations unit and the public information officer. he has received...
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we'll definitely watch. >> this debate between graham and durbin. i hope the debate between obama and romney is this good. it was very interesting and very pointed. >> jamie: it's a fiery topic. i'm sure they both have continues that will give a preview or prediction of what we can expect tomorrow night. i'll know you be covering it as well. great to see you, have a great day. >> thanks, jamie. >> jamie: i highly recommend watching this before the debates tomorrow. the illinois senator and the south carolina senator, it's an exclusive. it's airing today at 2 and 6 p.m. >> eric: sounds like the debate before the debate. a new study shows that more americans are winning the battle against high cholesterol. we hope so. coming up, the doctors are here for "sunday house call" to tell us what it takes, how we can do it, and what youe got to do. >> jamie: women and patients out there, did you know the makeup you or your child may be using may contain some dangerous chemicals. if you have concerns, go to fox news.com/sunday house call. you can join our live
we'll definitely watch. >> this debate between graham and durbin. i hope the debate between obama and romney is this good. it was very interesting and very pointed. >> jamie: it's a fiery topic. i'm sure they both have continues that will give a preview or prediction of what we can expect tomorrow night. i'll know you be covering it as well. great to see you, have a great day. >> thanks, jamie. >> jamie: i highly recommend watching this before the debates tomorrow. the...
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. >> senator dick durbin is here tonight. the big panel takes on the ridiculous details coming out of mitt romney's koch brother fund-raiser. and a day after this terrifying picture was taken, the beaches were back open in cape cod. >> equwe will be open for busin. >> we'll ask a shark expert if there's anything to worry about. >> you're going to need a bigger boat >> he good to have you with us tonight. thanks for watching. president obama has put the issue of tax fairness front and center in this election. speaking in the east room of the white house, the president asked congress to immediately extend the bush tax cuts for those making less than $250,000 a year. >> the republicans say they don't want to raise taxes on the middle class, i don't want to to raise taxes on the middle class. so we should all agree to extend the tax cuts for the middle class. let's agree to do what we agree on. right? >> now, i'm going to show you some numbers in a few moments. you can be the judge. this really puts the republicans on the spot. t
. >> senator dick durbin is here tonight. the big panel takes on the ridiculous details coming out of mitt romney's koch brother fund-raiser. and a day after this terrifying picture was taken, the beaches were back open in cape cod. >> equwe will be open for busin. >> we'll ask a shark expert if there's anything to worry about. >> you're going to need a bigger boat >> he good to have you with us tonight. thanks for watching. president obama has put the issue of tax...
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house budget chairman paul ryan and assistant majority leader democratic senator from illinois, dick durbin. also this morning or political roundtable. and my big question this week. if the election were held today, what would happen? the electoral map. the fight for middle-class votes. >> my mother and father dreamed as much as any rich guy dreams! they don't get us! they don't get who we are! >> and those questions of character. jeremiah wright and bain capital. >> i've been disappointed in the president's campaign to date which is focused on character assassination. >> with us this morning for the round table mike murphy. democratic mayor of newark corey booker. host of cnbc's mad money jim cramer. and wall street journal editorial board member kim strassel. >>> good morning. a big weekend of summits as the president is, as i said, on the world stage. these summits always attract protesters, and on the streets of chicago over the weekend that's been the case. mostly peaceful protests, anti-war, anti-nato. that'll be the big focus as the president meets with nato leaders this week. it's a
house budget chairman paul ryan and assistant majority leader democratic senator from illinois, dick durbin. also this morning or political roundtable. and my big question this week. if the election were held today, what would happen? the electoral map. the fight for middle-class votes. >> my mother and father dreamed as much as any rich guy dreams! they don't get us! they don't get who we are! >> and those questions of character. jeremiah wright and bain capital. >> i've been...
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the man in charge of selecting his replacement will be senator dick durbin. the process could take several months. the challenge two fold. finding an independent minded pros cuteder and someone who won't be entangled in election year politics. durbin will all look for someone who will get the backing of senator kirk. >>> it looked bigger than most of the nato protest. tonight thousands of chicago teachers stage a massive march and rally for better salaries. they paraded to chicago public school headquarters this evening. >> reporter: an estimated 10000 teachers, more than one third of the entire membership making their voices heard right through the heart of the town. a sea of red shirts marching down michigan avenue, then west on adams to headquarters on south clark street. >> what's the main message you want to convey today? >> we understand that times are tough and we're willing to make cuts but what they're offering us is selfish. >> reporter: teachers first rallied late this afternoon. they were bussed in after school let out. after several speakers and
the man in charge of selecting his replacement will be senator dick durbin. the process could take several months. the challenge two fold. finding an independent minded pros cuteder and someone who won't be entangled in election year politics. durbin will all look for someone who will get the backing of senator kirk. >>> it looked bigger than most of the nato protest. tonight thousands of chicago teachers stage a massive march and rally for better salaries. they paraded to chicago...
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assistant majority leader and democratic illinois senator dick durbin and chairman of the house budget committee paul ryan republican of wisconsin, welcome to both of you this morning. >> thank you. >> good morning, gregory. >> good morning, dick. >> chairman ryan, let me start with you. this question of austerity in europe. they had failing economies, nearly depressed economies, the answer throughout the region was to slash their budgets. has it failed? >> well, no, david. i would say they've also raised taxes. they have -- this is a cautionary tale of what happens when politicians who make a lot of empty promises end up running out of the ability to borrow money at cheap rates and now they're broken promises. it's a cautionary tale of what will happen to us if we stay on the path we're on. we're saying let's get on growth and off austerity. get our borrowing under control, heading tax reform for economic growth and presenting medicare, social security and medicaid from going bankrupt. that prevents austerity. the president, his budget, the fact the senate hasn't done a budget in thre
assistant majority leader and democratic illinois senator dick durbin and chairman of the house budget committee paul ryan republican of wisconsin, welcome to both of you this morning. >> thank you. >> good morning, gregory. >> good morning, dick. >> chairman ryan, let me start with you. this question of austerity in europe. they had failing economies, nearly depressed economies, the answer throughout the region was to slash their budgets. has it failed? >> well,...
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but i want to go back to senator durbin's point. if you want to do something social security, do it. leave social security in the debt aside for the moment, because it doesn't drive debt. i think senator durbin is right on that. they have to negotiate something on medicare. there's no doubt about that. remember, the person doesn't get the medicare payment. the hospital or doctor, the pharmaceutic pharmaceutical, whoever it is gets that. that will affect a lot of different things. it's really tough going here, but it's obvious that there are going to be some kind of, quote, entitlement cuts that come out of this. i don't know how wise that is, but it's going to happen. i don't think there's much doubt about that. >> thanks to both of you. we appreciate it. >> thank you. >> it's tough for everyone. stim a devastating fire kills more than 100 people, and there is a solution on why and how this could never happen again. it's a new day. if you're a man with low testosterone, you should know that axiron is here. the only underarm treatmen
but i want to go back to senator durbin's point. if you want to do something social security, do it. leave social security in the debt aside for the moment, because it doesn't drive debt. i think senator durbin is right on that. they have to negotiate something on medicare. there's no doubt about that. remember, the person doesn't get the medicare payment. the hospital or doctor, the pharmaceutic pharmaceutical, whoever it is gets that. that will affect a lot of different things. it's really...
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. >> senator durbins planning hearings -- >> maybe i am a wuss, but the reason i don't like watching football ishat ideas so brutal -- it is so brutal. there is no way they will survive all these injuries. the nfl has a medical team examining head injnjuries. >> this is different -- >> i know that, but when you watch a gamame, you can see there is a lot of that going on. >> but my friends to play big- time college football say it look, it is a ugh game. people get hurt. that is the naturef the game. >> i have to agree with nina. this is a little like the piano player in the cathouse. we did not know was going on. [laughter] aubry family found something we can praise dan snyder for -- have we finally found something we can praise it dan snyder for -- >> i am not going there. >> with tim tebow, is there a secularist quarterback, too? >> i finally found something on which my liberal colleagues e correct. you stumbled onto the truth. this is about lawyers and lawsuits. the nfl is looking at billions of dollars, hit with lawsuits about concussions in the past. this is a way to be shocked
. >> senator durbins planning hearings -- >> maybe i am a wuss, but the reason i don't like watching football ishat ideas so brutal -- it is so brutal. there is no way they will survive all these injuries. the nfl has a medical team examining head injnjuries. >> this is different -- >> i know that, but when you watch a gamame, you can see there is a lot of that going on. >> but my friends to play big- time college football say it look, it is a ugh game. people get...